This will probably set talk radio and the tabloids afire for a day or so, even if it’s pretty meaningless. Here’s David Price, talking to Jon Paul Morosi about the possibility of him being traded by the Rays this year because of approaching free agency:

“If I ever did hit that free-agent market, there would be teams I wouldn’t sign with simply because of the stuff that I’ve heard – every rule they have” … Taking note of his beard, I told Price he’d have to shave if the Yankees traded for him.

“I wouldn’t stay there very long then,” he responded. “I wouldn’t sign a long-term deal there. Those rules, that’s old-school baseball. I was born in ’85. That’s not for me. That’s not something I want to be a part of.”

I think facial hair policies are silly too. But I’m also pretty sure if the Yankees made Price an offer which was clearly superior to any other teams when he hits free agency, he’d figure out a way to make rules like that work, even if he was born in 1985.

In other news, remember when the Reds had a facial hair policy? They did for years, actually. You know who they scrapped it for: Greg Vaughn of all people. That never ceases to make me smile.

Why the hell is some vet comparing the MLB to the army ? Man you weren’t drafted you signed up get off your high horse. And lol @ you called it the entitled generation .. Maybe if your generation didnt fuck shit up politically and socially our younger generation wouldn’t have to be so ” entitled ” as you put it. Goon

Seems and sounds like a pretty regular guy, like a hockey player. Doesn’t he know baseball players aren’t supposed to be honest? In the future many of the athletes will just respond to potentially controversial questions with a two word answer “Derek Jeter” – recognized as shorthand for ” I”m not going to say anything that will allow you to create a controversy.” I think it would save everyone a bunch of time.